Combination bale tie and holder



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ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 4, 1942 COMBINATION BALE TIE AND HOLDER Samuel Y. Taylor, Houston, Tex, assignor to H-T Band Socket Corporation, Galveston, Tex.

Application July 22, 1940, Serial No. 346,723

7 Claims.

The invention relates to a combination bale tie and holder. It is concerned with the production of a combination bale tie and holder for use in confining materials in bale form or for binding boxes or bundles and is primarily directed in the disclosure to a tie and holder for retaining cotton or linters in baled form, although it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to this specific use.

This application is a continuation-in-part of my oo-pending application, Serial No. 217,457, filed July 5, 1938, for Combination bale tie and holder.

When forming bales, such as cotton bales, it is common to provide a band of strip steel of which the ends pass through a separately formed buckle and are recurved so that the expanding material of the bale tends to hold the tie against slippage in the buckle.

It has also been proposed to form a buckle or holder as an integral part of the strip tie as described in my Patent No. 1,969,109, granted August '1, 1934.

With the indicated practices heretofore known creeping, tearing of the metal of {the strip, or both, may occur and the density of the enclosed bale decreases accordingly or may even be released upon failure of the tie or buckle.

It is therefore an object of the invention to eliminate these difficulties.

Another object of the invention is to form a combination bale tie and holder of simplified construction from a single strip of tie metal or to form the simplified holder on a short length of strip to which an added length may be subsequently secured to form a tie of desired length.

It is also an object to provide a buckle or holder on the end of a metal strip by wrapping the end about the strip to form a socket to receive the opposite end of the tie which is placed about a bale, box or bundle of material to be bound thereby.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a buckle or holder on a bale tie by folding the end of the tie transversely thereof and wrapping such end to form a socket on the tie.

Another object is to provide a buckle or holder on a strip of tie material by reversely bending an endof the strip about the transversely bended portion, an insert being positioned within the reverse bend to minimize creeping of the material of the strip and also to eliminate tearing.

Another object is to displace metal of the strip in such manner as to retain the insert in place within the reverse bend.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a bale tie which will not fail by shearing or.

tearing of the metal when in use.

Another object is to provide a combination bale tie and holder of such construction that the P- posite ends of the tie lie closely together when the tie is in use and hence give rise to a substantially straight line pull through the holder.

Another object of the invention .is to provide a holder for bale ties which will lie closely adjacent the surface of the material confined thereby I and which is so constucted that creeping of the metal and resulting loss in bale density is avoided.

Another object is to provide a combination bale tie and buckle which is devoid of protruding edges which constitute a hazard to workmen applying the tie or handling the material with which such ties are used.

Other objects of the invention together with the foregoing will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the drawings, in which:

Figs. 1 to 4 are perspective views showing the successive steps in fabrication of a holder in accordance with the invention;

- sition assumed when in use upon a. bale, of material to be confined thereby;

Figs. 7 to 9 inclusivegare perspective views showing successive steps for producing a holder with a pin-or insert within the reverse bend;

Fig. 10 is an end elevation taken on the line Ill-I0 in Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a sectional view on line lI-l I, Fig. 9 showing the relative position of parts when the combination tie and holder is in position on a bale of material.

The first step in the forming of the combination bale tie and holder in accordance with the invention is that of forming a diagonal fold l in the tie strip, so that the end portion 2 extends transversely to the body portion 3 of the tie. The end portion 2 has forward and rear edges designated as 4 and 5 and overlies the body portion 3 with its lower face closely adjacent the upper face 6 of the body portion.

A reverse bend I0 is next formed in the body portion closely adjacent but in slightly spaced relation with the forward edge 4 of the end -2 whereby a small loop H is formed. This step is followed by the formation of a second reverse bend l5 (Fig. 3) which is spaced a slightly greater distance from the edge 5 of the end porion 2 and which forms a loop l6, overlying metal ad jacent the fold I being deformed downwardly at I! so as to form a more compact holder and a holder which is highly resistant to the stresses to which it is subjected when in normal use.

The end portion 2 is next wrapped about the overlying portions of the metal, as indicated by the arrows 20, and it is desirable that this end portion shall be of such length as to provide a double thickness on the nether side of the hand, these portions of the wrap being maintained in spaced relation from the lower face of the body portion 3 to form a socket II (Figs. Sand to receive the opposite end of the tie.

The combination bale tie and holder is shown in section in Fig. 6 in position upon baled material 25, the end 8 opposite the holder having been passed around the bale and through the socket; 2| before being recurve-d at 26 so that the pressure exerted by the baled material will press the end 21 tightly against the wrap forming the socket 2| and against the lower face of the body portion 3 of the tie. Tension upon the tie on opposite sides of the holder tends to cause the loops II and ii to roll. However, the limited length of these loops causes such loops to become slightly enlarged which action tends to increase the gripping effect between the component parts of the assembly, and at the same time to cause the holder to lie fiat against the side of the bale. It should also be noted that the tendency of the holder to cant under tension is minimized par-' ticularly' in view of the fact that the' upper surface of the tying end 9 bears against the nether surface of the body portion 3 ofthe tie at 28 within the holderand thereby gives rise to a substantially straight line pull through the holder.

The bale tie and holder as disclosed in Figs. '7 to 11 inclusive contemplates the use of an insert or pin 30 within the loop l6 and having its end extending outwardly at 3| and 32 to engage the edge 5 of the loops formed by wrapping the end 2 about the overlying and reversely bent-portions of the tie. This construction eliminates any possibility of the loop it being pulled into the wrapped socket and also prevents creeping of the material of the loop followed by the tearing of such material. It is to be understood that while the pin 30 is shown as cylindrical in the drawings any other suitable shape such as polygonal, oval or otherwise may be utilized.

One manner of providing a holder with the pin 30 in place therein is illustrated in'Figs. 7, 8 and 9. Before the reverse bend II is formed to produce the loop is, the metal of the tie is displaced downwardly at 33 to receive the pin (Fig. 7). The loop 16 is then formed by producing the reverse bend l5 as shown in Fig. 8 and thereafter the socket is formed in the manner already pointed out in connection with Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive.

. The reverse bend I! may be so formed as to hold the pin 30 in place. However, inorder to assure permanent maintenance of the pin in place, one or more indentations 34 may be produced in the material forming the loop It. The metal displaced by such indentations makes frictional engagement with the pin 30 or may be formed in such a way as to produce an indentation in such pin whereby the desired gripping action is produced.

Broadly the invention comprehends the provision of a combination bale tie and holder which is so constructed that creeping and tearing of the metal of thetie is minimized.

What is claimed is:

l. A combination bale tie and holder compris- 2. A combination bale tie and bolder comprising a single strip of ,metal, there being a fold in said strip so that an end portion thereof extends transversely therefrom, the body of the strip having longitudinal reversely extending portions adjacent the transversely extending portion so that the fold overlies said. body, the end portion extending around the superposed fold and body portion and in spaced relation therewith to provide an opening adjacent the face of the body portion so that the other end of the tie may'be received by'said opening and extend reversely to.

the other end of the tie may be received by said opening and extend reversely to underlie and engage the body of the tie when the tie is in use.

4. A combination bale tie and holder comprising a tie member having a fold so that a portion thereof extends transversely of the member, spaced reverse bends in the body of the strip adjacent the transversely extending portion so that the fold overlies the body, the end portion extending about the superposed fold and body portion to form a socket adjacent the face of the body portion, the outermost reverse bend comprising a loop extending transversely of the tie' member, and a pin fixed in said loop, the ends of said pin extending outwardly of the loop adjacent the outer edge of the wrapped end.

5.A combination bale tie and holder comprising a tie member having a fold so that a portion thereof extends transversely of the member, spaced reverse bends in the body of the strip adjacent the transversely extending portion so that the fold overlies the body, the end-portion being wrapped around the superposed fold and body portion to form a socket adjacent the face of the body portion, the outermost reverse bend comprising a loop extending transversely of the tie member, and a pin in saidloop having its ends extend outwardly adjacent the outer edges portions and a wrapped portion of the tie form-,

ing a socket thereon, a loop formed by thereversely extending portions adjacent the:out er edges of the wrapped portion, and a.- pingwithin said loop and extending outwardly therefrom adjacent said outer edges. 1

7. In a combination bale tie and holder in which the holder comprises reversely extending portions and a wrapped portion of the tie forming a socket thereon, a loop formed by the reversely extending portions adjacent the outer edges of the wrapped portion, and a pin within said loop and extending outwardly therefrom adjacent said outer edges, said loop including at least one projection engaging said pin whereby the pin is held within the loop.

SAMUEL Y. TAYLOR. 

